Super-hydrophobic fluorine containing aerogels
First Claim
1. In an aerogel material, the improvement comprising:
- providing the aerogel material with hydrophobic properties produced by the addition of fluorine to the surfaces of the material.
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Abstract
An aerogel material with surfaces containing fluorine atoms which exhibits exceptional hydrophobicity, or the ability to repel liquid water. Hydrophobic aerogels are efficient absorbers of solvents from water. Solvents miscible with water are separated from it because the solvents are more volatile than water and they enter the porous aerogel as a vapor across the liquid water/solid interface. Solvents that are immisicble with water are separated from it by selectively wetting the aerogel. The hydrophobic property is achieved by formulating the aerogel using fluorine containing molecules either directly by addition in the sol-gel process, or by treating a standard dried aerogel using the vapor of fluorine containing molecules.
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20 Claims
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1. In an aerogel material, the improvement comprising:
providing the aerogel material with hydrophobic properties produced by the addition of fluorine to the surfaces of the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 9. A hydrophobic aerogel material with surfaces containing fluorine atoms.
- 14. A method for producing hydrophobic aerogels comprising one of the group consisting of adding fluorine containing molecules during the sol-gel process, and treating a dried aerogel using the vapor of fluorine containing molecules.
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